. >> john mcdevitt the with our sister station kyw news radio tells you even animals looked like they were enjoying the spring weather. >> reporter: signs of the spring were evident all over the place with flowers, trees in bloom, the swann boats have been dust ted off and visitors are paddling around bird lake. animals spending more time outdoors, and, including boats, una and cindy having tons of fun, and munching on melons and splashing around in their pool. zoo keeper ellen, tells us about the popular residents. >> now they came here as within year-old. when they came they were only 500-pound. now they both the way way about 4,000-pound each. so, they grow pretty quickly. they are full grown, 4,000-pound, and in captivity, hippo can live into their 40's. so hopefully these girls have have a lot of happy, healthy years ahead of them here at the zoo. >> reporter: the food motivated animals are trained to come to a spot, open wide and get fed. >> come on over, girls. >> reporter: in addition to hey, the girls get 10-pound of lettuce each day. there you go. many visitors say there is

kyw news radio john mcdevitt will have more on 5:30. >>> taliban is claiming responsibility for a dead lay tack in have again stan's capitol city. suicide bomber blew up a truck full of explosives and afghan government security compound in cab he will today. at least 18 people were killed, more than 300 people were injured. afghan security forces, say that they shot and killed a second attacker after a two hour gun battle. >>> the white house has condemned the taliban attack and is urging the insurgent group to choose the path way of peace. >>> job seekers are ready to take their careers to new heights. "eyewitness news" at temple university's liacouras center for 2016phl job fair. more than 30 businesses and government agencies with operations at philadelphia a international the airport, are looking for candidates to fill hundreds of immediate openings. positions ranged from cashier, servicer to cosmetologist and bookkeepers. >>> welshing delaware has a state flower, state tree, and state fish and now it business to get the a state dog. we will tell you what it is when we come back. >

john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> so little. >> i want one. >> coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight wild video to show you, find out why these umbrellas took off and spun in circles over a beach. >>> plus this... >> here, you know. >> a teen find a way to bring memory of his late best friend to the prom with him, heart warming story coming up. >>> are you going on a trip soon? you don't want to over pack, especially with all of those outrageous baggage fees, three on your side with the checklist of things thaw can do to pass. eighty six million americans have prediabetes a serious condition that increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. you could be one of them. small lifestyle changes can help you avoid diabetes-related problems like heart attack, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure. ask your doctor about a simple blood test for prediabetes. sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention. visit cdc.gov/prediabetes >>> high drama a at a baltimore television station, gunfire rings out after a man wearing an animal costume and surgica

reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio has details from bryn mawr elementary school. >> reporter: using things like paper, paper clips, tape, pennies for cargo, 80 students from saint coleman john neuman school in bryn mawr were given has took design, build and test a glider. they were given tips from a structural analysis engineer matt palmer works on real planes for boeing. >> you have your wings, your center of gravity, weight distribution, you have your air flow over your wings, and a simple glider is a great demonstration of real life airplane. >> reporter: he says that activities like this helped put what they learn in the the classroom into practice. >> how far objects can go, even if they are like heavier, or lighter, even with like paper, and it could still go like further, because it has a load in it. >> so when i was a kid, i just get in trouble for throwing airplanes back in the classroom. you guys are getting points, that is pretty cool. many kid were finding it a bit tricky, distributing the weight of the cargo or penny and making their glider fly a goo

. >> reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio takes us into the food lab at drexel university, and, shows us the unique way that they are tackling one of the challenges. >> there is a lot of waste when it comes to preparing vegetables for meals, a good portion of the skin and leaves are discarded so students at drexel university are involved in the competition, coming up with ways of using a vegetable powder, our flower from the waist and making delicious creations. thinks drexel's food lab manager. >> it is hearty, nutritional, it is good, it is a binder, it can be a base, it can be made as a pasta. >> super versatile, tastes good, dessert, saferry food, everything. >> reporter: we're taking food waste they are drying it out, grinding it up and turning it into meals with great advertise. the company that is doing the vegetable powder is the foods where thomas mcclellan says the vegetable blend is very healthy. >> it is 13 percent protein. it contain high level of vitamin a, c, and ash, and it really becomes an excellent vegetable supplement particularly for people

john mcdevitt from kyw news radio caught up with him as he passed through philadelphia. >> reporter: day 31 on his hitchhiking adventure and paul jonas of cologne, germany is on track by making his way here to the city of brotherly love, he he started a off in vancouver where he was studying a and made his way west to san francisco and across the u.s. he is heading to new york city. >> very first day i learned to trust people, i was sleeping at a place i was than the sure if i could trust the people where i left my belongings. if i pull this trip off i need to trust people. so i trusted them. >> reporter: paul said it could be done at the no expense to him but by generosity of others. >> no money at all, not even for food. i cannot take money. only food. >> reporter: paul's hitchhiking trip is going on without a hitch unlike another high pre file rich hike shore made his way through olde city last summer. you may remember hitchbot the the robot whose journey around the world abruptly ended in olde city when vandals destroyed him. >> here we are, scene of the crime. how do you feel. >

john mcdevitt from kyw news radio went in search of the great recipe. >> reporter: orange cafe, head cheveron silverberg whips up french toast that will make your mouth water using several types of day old bread and mix nothing a cuss tar. >> it is really nice to have a butter, and something. >> reporter: it taste more like bread pudding than eggs battered toast. >> it is fantastic, bread pudding, it is delicious. >> reporter: you have your eggs, butter, your milk, all ingredients to make french toast. so it is up to you to make it taste this good. the owner christie fox says you don't to have stick to a traditional recipe when making the comfort food. get creative. >> there is banana bread out there, is there a chocolate peanut butter, out there, there is fruit, raspberry beers out there. >> i overheard you guys talking about some special things to add to french toes batter, some beer recommendations, i think that is not a bad idea. >> reporter: john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> um, um, um. >> i'm starving. >> beats popping it up in the toaster and goi

. >> john mcdevitt, from kyw news radio takes us to a new exhibit where live tarantula are star of the show. >> reporter: they are fast, hairy and some call them scary, tarantula as and there are 20 kinds on display at academy of natural sciences at drexel university exhibit called tarantula, a alive and up close. the it will be able to explore, pretend they are spiders by putting on costumes and shoving you in a specimen jar, may even learn some things like these kid from the fourth grade class of the russell byers charter school. big swann knows all about the tarantulas, process. >> the spider, it finds a safe place, to shed and it is real willly takes up to one hour and when the spider is done, then it has to find another safe place to hide. >> reporter: this is the rose haired tarantula, she's native to south america. she now calls the academy of natural sciences of drexel university home and you can come by to say hi here during the the exhibit. karen is a invert bray specialist with the academy. >> they are not deadly to humans, however, their venom is medicinally valuable. there

kyw news radio john mcdevitt takes us on a new exhibit opening today where live tarantula spiders are the stars of the show. >> reporter: they are fast, hairy, and some call them scary, tarantulas and there are nearly 20 kind on display at the academy of natural sciencees at drexel university exhibit called tarantulas, alive and up close. kid will be able to explore and pretend they are spiders by putting on customs and jumping in the specimen jar and maybe learn something like these kid from the the fourth grade class of the russell byers charter school. he knows all about tarantula malting process. >> this spied is to find a safe place to shed and it is really painful on the spider and it takes up to one hour and when the spider is done malting then it has to find another safe place to hide. >> reporter: thinks the rose haired tarantula, she's native to south america. she calls the academy of natural sciencees of drexel university home and you can come by here to say hi during the exhibit. karen is a invert bray specialist with the academy. >> tarantulas are in the deadly to humans

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> looking out for philly a's finest and their families. >>> still a ahead on "eyewitness news" a game of thrones star, who is in search for missing sister in japan and discovered something terrifying in the forest. >> i'll give you behind the scenes look at the new horror movie that is getting a a lot of buzz, that is up next. the one with the high-strength military-grade,the f-150. aluminum-alloy body bolted to a high-strength steel frame. and guess what? it made the strongest statement any truck can make. it pulled a 5-star safety rating... on all sides... for every cab configuration. 'cuz when they say military-grade, they mean: "battle tested." this is the ford f-150. and every other truck is history. >>> remember what the movie jaw did his for beach goers way back when? a brand new film released tomorrow might do the same thing for campers or players that lose their golf balls. >> yes, film makers would love that, designed to be a fan filled super natural thriller based on real events. if you don't like spooky things.

. >>> i'm john mcdevitt we will take you/a hard hat tour of the museum of the revolution in olde city. we will tell you so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >>> well, autopsy results of been released for the toddler killed by an alligator at walt disney world resort in florida. good evening i'm natasha brown. report revealed two-year old lane graves died as a result of the drowning and traumatic injury. >> i'm jessica dean. child's parents have yet to speak publicly about the incident but as marley hall reports the tragedy is on the mind of many disney park visitors. >> very tragic and very sad. >> reporter: earl, kept a close eye on his grandchildren while they visited disney world. >> we were in the swimming pools so we were safe. alligator are quick and sneaky. you have to be super careful. >> reporter: late tuesday an alligator dragged lane graves from shallow water in seven seas lah goon in the grand floridaian resorts. his father tried to save him but could. divers found the body 16 hours lat

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we were like, what. >> joey. >> wow. >> how do you know that. >> a philco, whatever. >> nicely done. >> great. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 he was supposed to be safe, in his home and tonight this five-year oldies in the hospital, struck by a bullet after a drive by shooting in chester. we are hearing from his outraged family about this, senseless violence. >>> and primary day in new jersey, and several other big states, this is as we may be getting a clearer picture in the race for the presidency. >>> plus police need your help tracking down the man in this sketch, what they say he did on a busy highway in our area to take. >>> also beer has been in bars for quite sometimes but you could start selling suds selling outside, the spots beer and wine could soon be hitting shelves in pennsylvania. >>> i'm on my way to the hospital. my boy got shot. and, you know, that is their grandmother. >> anger and outrage after a young boy is shot, in the safety of his own home. tonight, as that boy recovers p

. >> reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio has information on a 11 day exhibit that is telling the unique stories of the inmates. >> reporter: eastern state penitentiary opened in 1829, and continues to house inmates the until 1971. sports, leisure activities were very much a part of the prison life over the years so penitentiary wanted to do something different and show visitors that side. it climate controlled staff conference room in the pop up museum featuring things like poet theory, paintings, ceramics and movies from the late 20's showing sporting events. ann anderson is senior specialist for research and public programming. >> they play games and they have always been allowed exercise a couple times a day. exercise was an important social fabric of the prison. >> reporter: report there are photographs from the 1930's like these showcasing the talents of the inmates and their live kyw radio broadcast from inside the prison wall. >> kyw would come in and record the prisoner and their broadcast their music live over the air, and we know that prisoners got f

. >>> i'm john mcdevitt at philadelphia zoo and a big birthday celebration, right, guys. >> yeah. >> and that is coming up. >>> and at 6:00 how things from this new jersey dump could end up in your front yard, and what the momma allegedly has to do with it, ♪ >>> revelations tonight for pennsylvania's auditor general who says that tens of thousands of phone calls to the state's child abuse hot line, are not being answered. >>> "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30, hi everyone i'm's jessica dean. >>> i'm ukee washington. child line is pennsylvania's hot line for reported suspected child abuse and neglect but new report reveals that the state suddenly cannot keep up with the volume of phone calls. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us now on the new findings, alex. >> reporter: good evening. following the jerry sandusky convictions, pennsylvania passed a law mandate ago this pretty much everyone who works closely with children must report any suspicions of abuse directly to the state, they do so, using child line which we now know has yet to meet the demand. an inter

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> what a treat, how about that. >> that is "eyewitness news", at 5:00. >> now at 6:00. >> he was hired to paint her house but instead allegedly stole, close to a million-dollar from an elderly woman. the important lesson that prosecutors hearsay that you should learn from this case. coming up. >> also tonight, search suspended, reason officers in ocean county of stopped looking for an escaped convict, still on the loose, kate? >>> and today was a dry but cloudy and cool day, and chilly tomorrow and we're tracking even more rain, we will time out your friday and tell you when cold, cloudy wet pattern finally breaks down. >>> and i don't know, i'm totally overwhelmed. >> reporter: heroes welcome for a man who spent his life, fighting for animal rights, and now as george bengal battles cancer he is telling "eyewitness news" his hope for the spca after he is gone. >>> you have tendency to trust people as worker. >> reporter: at 6:00 a main line theft, a painter a allegedly rips off a woman that hired him for a staggering sum. p

john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right. >> big smiles. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 bombs blast a 60 year-old man is injured after opening a package in his center city home. we will dig deeper in to that device and hear what police say triggered the explosion. >>> search for hit and run driver who killed an eight year-old girl intensified, the community wants justice, police want the driver. i'm natasha brown and we will have the story. >> reporter: also deep trier dangers, safety warnings about this growing thanksgiving tradition. >>> and they are trained to be ready for anything, including, delivery of a baby. delaware county fire fighters spring into action when a mom goes into labor. >>> we will have your thanksgiving holiday travel forecast, and your turkey cast as well for thursday, we are tracking chance for showers, we will tell you when they will get here and whether they could disrupt your thanksgiving plans, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. >>> and tonight at 6:00 a center city man was simply opening up a package when i

. >>> i'm john mcdevitt coming up we will go on a ghost hunt. you won't believe what we have uncovered and what many people say the most haunted places in the country are. >>> and new at 6:00 tonight, mail room mayhem, overtime at philadelphia's mail center, but where production dropped, what officials want a surveillance video they found out why, and you'll see why as >>> north caroline ace battling severe flooding, from hurricane matthew, and 31 counties are now considered, federal disaster areas, and rescue operations are still underway to reach these trapped by flood waters. rivers are still day as way from crest continuing, and levees and dams are pushed to their limits. news continues at 5:30. hi everyone i'm yes, sir contact dean. >>> aim ukee washington. in north carolina it appears thousands of homes have been damaged and more are in danger of flooding. >>> fifty-eight year-old jody didn't think she would make it out alive. >> again, snakes, water, up to your knees in my house. >> reporter: flood waters continue rising in her hometown o

. >>> philadelphia's yards brewing company is relocating i'm john mcdevitt and we will tell you why they are on the move and what it means to the city and to its customers. >>> and new at 6:00 tonight a recipe for success and it all came together right here in philadelphia, it is all in the >>> new details emerging in the kim kardashian west robbery, the hotel concierge said the robbers didn't want her jewelry, although they reportedly got the away with millions of dollars worth of jewels. the news continues at 5:30. hi everyone i'm jessica dean. >>> aim's ukee washington. concierge spoke exclusively to entertainment tonight. kevin frazier joins us from hollywood. hey kevin, good to see you, is what update. >> always good to see you. this man was held at gunpoint with kim inside that regional hotel and our jennifer paris point blank asked him the question that is on a lot of peoples mind. >> a lot of people all over the world that are questioning this. basically was this a publicity stunt was this just for the reality show. >> no, it is not a reality show and really kim is very shocked.

john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> i love that smile. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news". >> a lot of hype surrounding new cbs show that premiers next week. we will take you to the set on the other side, we will >>> former ncis star michael weatherly is starring in the new show and entertainment tonight hits the set. >> kevin frazier joins us from los angeles with more. >> ukee, jessica, michael is one of my favorites to drop in on, lot like you, ukee because you never know what he will say or do and that is exactly the case as i paid a visit to the set of bull. >> my name is doctor jason bull i have seen you somewhere before. >> reporter: bye-bye agent deniseo hello doctor bull. >> hi, i hate vices. >> reporter: we're digging cool glasses and mr. rodgers sweater, he sure looks different but michael is still same old cut up on the set. >> this is pod room. thinks your tent. this is where we want kevin to sleep. >> hello mr. frazier. we have been waiting for you. >> i hate lawyers. >> reporter: show is based on doctor phil's relevant i does as a trial consultant, oprah was

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> beautiful on so many levels. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" hollywood in wildwood. >> find out who showed up today in south jersey to film a new movie a and when you will be a able to see it, leslie. >>> flyers are in washington d.c. as they get ready for game one against the caps and for some on this team this is their first trip. how can they use that to their advantage. we will talk to the ghost shane gostisbehere later in sports. eighty six million americans have prediabetes a serious condition that increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. you could be one of them. small lifestyle changes can help you avoid diabetes-related problems like heart attack, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure. ask your doctor about a simple blood test for prediabetes. sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention. visit cdc.gov/prediabetes in the last eight years, the fracking industry has spent over $40 million dollars on lobbying in pennsylvania. so it's no surprise that even though they've ha

john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> love it. >> good john, yes. >>> they describe it as yucky cool. >> well, coming up young students learning big lessons. >> it was kind of nasty, i sliced it open and there is water coming out. >> students get their hand on, with learning how to keep their protect, find out how they turn the table on some college students. >>> also a huge baby shower for dozens of pregnant moms to be, but this one isn't all about the gifts what these ladies received that will be a gift to their children down the road. >>> pat? >>> rest of the world does it and now nba is adopting a new look for their uniforms, a big change is coming,. >>> the philadelphia flyers, well they will need to steel a game in d.c. without their top defensive forward. what it means for the rest of the series in sports. eighty six million americans have prediabetes a serious condition that increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. you could be one of them. small lifestyle changes can help you avoid diabetes-related problems like heart attack, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure. ask yo

. >> john mcdevitt of kyw news radio takes to us one at the national constitution center. >> reporter: the national constitution center, independent mall, kids were learning about good citizenship and environmental stewardship and having fun too on this earth day. brian is with the national constitution center. >> there is a the lot of little things that we each can do every day. of course, there is great social action, action that the government can take, we want preserve our nation in the current state for prosperity. >> reporter: arts and craft projects and planting home gardens are a popular activity too. many students like malika from brooklyn say we all need to do our part to keep the earth clean and that includes recycling. >> you have to recycle and take care of your earth because you live on it and you want it to be better place to see. >> reporter: some activities today are taking place outdoors, like this game, the object is to cross your sticks and fling. hopefully someone catches the hoop on their sticks and hits to it someone else. indoors or out many say it was an aweso

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> just a short time ago carson wentz held his first press conference. >> we will head back down to the know of care complex where sports director don bell, has the man himself, don. >> hanging out with carson wentz. he talk to the media for the first time here in philadelphia. you handled yourself well. why? >> well, you know, just be myself. i am having nothing to hide just be myself and i have done this a number of times, obviously but i enjoy it. i enjoy it. i'm excited to be here good while you were talking you say fan basis fashion nate, they hate losing so you guys will get around. is that your attitude as lou forward to this thing. >> i have high expectations for myself. i'm wired to win. i get particular off if i'm not. so i think, i will fit in just fine. >> you said you are ansy, why? >> it seems like it has been a long time since i have been really learning football, having to have a play book and everything, you know, this process has been just in limbo for a long time and finally it was here last night. i go

john mcdevitt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> how about that. happy birth the day. >> happy birthday. >> philadelphia's getting in the holiday spirit tonight. >> meteorologist kate bilo is live at rittenhouse square where they just lit the christmas tree, hi there, kate. >> hi, nicole, hi there ukee. what a beautiful night. it is chilly. we have been saying in the past hour it is definitely starting to feel colder. wind are picking up, definitely feels like holiday time, weather-wise, and, of course, beautiful tree behind me you can see thousands of lights, if you missed the live lighting which we showed in the 5:00 o'clock hour on cbs-3, take a look at it again right now. >> three, two, one... >> split was, santa and i were up on the stage. we had the greater overbrook string band, mummers out there, philly pops performed after we lit the tree. here's what it looks like now coming down to rittenhouse square. you will see tree lit up throughout the holiday sees than. lots of folks walking around enjoying the scene out here tonight. they are givi

john mcdevitt shows us mess significant find. >> boxes of artifacts were being returned, and unpacked at future home of the museum of the american revolution, before construction began, 82,000 pieces of artifacts were dug up, found two summers in brick lined and well shafts. one of the significant find a half painted english bowl, believed to be from the home of the humphrey's where the museum building sit right now. but other things excavated from the property prompted a further investigation. >> some of these artifacts and there are 102 bottles, i can't remember how tankers, but a lot of drinking paraphernalia, it was supposed to be a house site. we knew mr. and mrs. humphrey lived here but this didn't look like any other house. >> reporter: mary humphreys was convicted and jailed for running an illegal tavern in the front room of her home. we're in the lower level of the museum of the american revolution, this is the very spot, the pit where humphrey's artifacts were discovered. another exciting find that stood test of time, names, as the class from three window paynes, believed to

john mcdevitt, kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> very cool. so nice to see that. holiday season in our area means another long wood gardens christmas difficult place, 016 theme at the garden in kenneth square is sound of the season this years long wood shows off its largest display yet, a 30-foot tree made entirely of thousands of potted plants. entire shift takes over a year to plant but much less time to build, the massive trees. >> everything has to come together in three days. it is very organized chaos we have 20 some project leaders and they have a very organized document that says there is three days, because this is, thanksgiving day. so we're opened every day of the year but by thanksgiving, christmas has to be ready to go. >> head up, tickets must be bought in advance at long wood gardens.org. >>> a wintry scene tonight on the campus of the penn state. flurries are falling as students make their way along college avenue, cold and snow important tonight the any lions, and lauren, could that system make its way towards us >> it will, cold trent will come i

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> i'm sure they will be well received and happily eaten. >>> with christmas around the corner salvation army is making sure thousands of local children will have something to wake up to on the 25th. "eyewitness news" at salvation army center in west philadelphia where people were still dropping by to pick up gifts for their loved ones earlier today. salvation army has been distributing gifts the at various location as cross the city over the last week and today was the last round of gift distribution before the holiday. >> they get to pick two toys per child, plus they get a stocking, and then we have very, very nice things donated here that are sent out for them to pick from and it will make their christmas that much better. >> hundreds of community toy drives including our own the toy fest which so many of you participated in resulted in the collection of more than 30,000 toys, and gifts, for children. so those of you who helped out , thanks very much. you can see where they went. >> right there. >> kate bilo, christmas

. >> reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio shows us some of the most significant find. >> artifacts were being returned and unpack at future home of the future home of the american revolution. before construction began 28,000 piecees were dug up, found two summers in brick line, and well shafts. one the of the significant find hand painted english bowl believe to be home of the humphrey's where museum building sits right now. other things taken from the property, prompted a further investigation. >> some of these artifacts, they are 102 bottles, i can't remember how many others, but whole lot of drinking, and supposed to be a house site. we knew that mrs. and mrs. humphrey lived here but this didn't look like any old house. >> reporter: research revealed mary humphrey was convicted and jailed for running an illegal tavern in the front room of her home. we are in the lower level of the museum of the american revolution. this is the very spot, the privy pit where humphrey's artifacts were discover. another exciting find, stood the test of time, names etched there th

. >> as john mcdevitt from our sister station kyw news radio reports it was all about ugly sweaters, and some friendly competition. >> reporter: interior design students at moore college of art and deiron, broke up in to three groups, in the ginger bread style competition. seniors creating independent mall, juniors on modern house complete with balconies, and first year students a mansion, candy and cook writes utilized, the walls incorporated graham crackers. wait, where is ginger bread. >> they are in the middle. i don't have have time to bake ginger bread so we are using graham crackers. >> reporter: each group with a tragedy and ugly sweat tore psyched out their competition. i noticed your strategy is different then other two tables. >> we are assembling putting everything down first and build up from there so gravity does in the the do its part and pull everything down. >> reporter: this isn't just any ginger bread style building competition these guys have schematics, complete with floor plans and elevation. these are not edible. >> no, would i think not the by the time hot glu

. >> he is attempting to hitchhike across the the united states in just 31 days, reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio caught up with him in olde city, philadelphia a. >> reporter: it is day 31 on his hitchhiking adventure and paul jonas of cologne, germany is on track by making his way here to the city of brotherly love. he started off in vancouver where he studied and made his way west to san francisco and across the u.s. he is heading to new york city. >> very first day i learned to trust people, i was sleeping in a place i didn't know i could trust people with my belongings. and i do one, i pull this trip off i trusted people, very well. >> reporter: paul wanted to prove it could be done at no expense to him but by the generosity of others. >> i love you. >> no money at all, i cannot take money. >> reporter: paul's hitchhiking trip is going on without a hitch up like another high profile hitchhike shore made his way through olde city last summer. you may remember hitchbot the robot the whose journey around the world abruptry ended in olde city when vandals dest

kyw news radio john mcdevitt spoke with a philadelphia man who made a guitar information bowie and a ban made bay decade ago. >> reporter: black and white glam rock style guitar was created for david bowie in 2004. it is a bell vet dear deluxe, made by chris, who first made one for bowie guitar player earl slick who would use tonight slows when performing diamond dogs. >> it has a lot have of spanning he will and that is why earl was playing because it had a diamond sparkle effect to it. >> reporter: he says it got so much a attention earl slick bought one similar for his boss. >> and apparently it would get a a lot of attention and people were pointing at it and such. he said david bowie was getting upset, because it was grabbing attention from him. he said listen, let's make the boss a guitar and i was just freaking out. >> reporter: depinto remembers it being a rush guard, packing it up to send to new york, almost forget to go snap this picture for his scrap book. you can get your deluxe here at depinto's in fishtown, they are a thousand dollars and they come in other collars incl

john mcdevitt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> yet, another great philadelphia museum. and still ahead on "eyewitness news", this morning: >> with a we need is a revolution. >> middle schooler channels his inner presidential candidate during his graduation address. and you'll want to hear t and it is a first for one charter school in philadelphia. student set to graduate high school with a as owes ace degree. hear about this program in our next half hour. stay with us. kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >> lots of professionals are getting laughs impersonating presidential candidates. but they are no match for an illinois eighth grade here nailed the voices of several candidates during his graduation speech at thomas middle school. janie moos has the hilarious story. >> he may not have the polish after professional impersonator. but, 14 year old jack gave a hugely popular graduation speech at his suburban chicago middle school. it began in the voice and gestures of donald trump. >> we are going start winning on every front

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, not the cutest looking fish. >> not at all. >> not a good look for that fish. >> no, not pretty at all. >> let's move on to something else, how about that. >> how about it. >> keep that in the rear view. >> talking about the fightin phillies. >> how are they. >> much cuter. opportunity knocks in the desert, phillies taking on arizona and looking for their first sweep since may 1st. fight wins day baseball with the diamond backs, first inning, no score, peter borges. >> deep to left field. >> getting hot ovulate. how about that, two run bleacher reach tore left feel. fightins taking a two to nothing lead. bottom of the first zach e flynn taking jake lamb. he likes what he sees. it is gone. three run shot. the development backs retaking the lead. how about nice defense from the fightin phillies, fly ball, freddie galvis giving chase, still giving chase and freddie galvis, nice grab on the warning track. pretty, pretty good. phillies down four-three, in the seventh codey asche ground their got through, he will score

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> good looking animal right there. >> yes. >>> mid-march is going out like a lion. >> it is going out, a little lion action in the upcoming weekend. so, we have to get outdoor plans, pack in there with temperatures that have been mile. we have been dealing with precipitation, a rainy week we will have more precipitation but won't be rainy kind as we head into sunday. we will start off with sunshine this morning, transition go to low clouds as we go through afternoon but those are starting to dissipate and giving us a a nice looking evening. a live look from sky scan three in center city philadelphia a lot of blue there. we have nice friday evening in store if you don't mind a breeze but temperatures, sunshine returning before sunset, that is nice for a friday evening, close out workweek, 62 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia, upper 50's in the the lehigh valley. still hanging on to 60 degrees in atlantic city. chillier in the poconos. temperatures in the mid 408's right the now but that breeze is impacting

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that looks beautiful. >> it looks so majestic, regal. >> definitely good a little warm today, overcast as well. still a nice day to get out there in the mobile weather lab. >> kate bilo is live at walter's farm elementary and you have a big event there and a lot of help. >> yes, lot of help here tonight. you cannot show up to science night without your own science project and i brought cbs-3 mobile weather lab to show off gadgets it has on it. some of these experiments these kids have done have just blown me away and wondering aisles, we have everything from music to help you play basketball bet are, how far does your hair ties spread, how to keep nail polish from chipping. we have in depth projects like this one from zach. tell us about that. >> my project is bacteria and your contact lenses. i tested different solutions, and how much they disinfect contacts. i found out that the best solution was the clear comfort solution and it is really inspired me to do this project because in the future i would like to be a micro

. >> john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio found out what you need to know. >> paranormal investigators are more popular then ever, rebecca and her teammates of spirit of pa gets calls from all another the region that use gadgets of all kind to determine if a property may be haunted. >> they want to us figure out what is going honor they are out. >> reporter: there are things going bump in the night or day the team tries to help. >> we work with priests, we work with, you know, and spirits of all kind,. >> reporter: ghosts or real people. >> those are the contractors. >> one home owner tells us that she's just so creeped out with what is going on inside her house, that she doesn't want to stay there anymore, she wants to move and she's declining an on camera interview because she just doesn't want anybody to know. >> the place could be haunted by a previous resident who may have left the earth in a tragic way. in some states you have to disclose on paper if there was a murder or suicide on the property, but what about our area we will catch up with keith boston of remax, h

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> it was a people owe day in the park today. >> yes. >> in terms of the weather. >> it is crazy to think matthew, will be out there, but for many people, but my gosh it is great here right now. >> it is beautiful. >> it has been nice. >> yes. >> we have some cloud out there, yesterday, and, rest of the week looks great. it has been a quiet week, nice weather after a glummy weekend we had but now things are improving and the rest of the week looks great as well. i have seen photos from people in florida with the the sunny, beautiful day in spots like orland open as well and more surreal as all of the food flies off shelves and grocery stores and hurricane preps are made. in the meantime still looking good. that is the coast of florida especially georgia, carolinas that really to have prep for some very, very catastrophic impacts, from this major hurricane heading that way. our region though has gotten lucky. it looks like the track will keep it away. today has been just a beautiful fall day. perfect weather to be outside.

john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> look at john, with his skills. >> i'm thinking of the lawrence welk. >> yes. >> from back in the day. >> yes. >> you ever play sound of music when they did that. >> yes, indeed. >> that one note really nicely. >> yes. >> that was good. >> that was good. >> nice fall weather coming in. >> great fall weather. this is kind of weather i have been dreaming about for weeks, just so hot, love summer, can't say enough nice things about summer but it has been a hot summer. we have had so many days in the 90's that stretch in august hottest ever in philadelphia. and we're on track for a top ten hot september, even, with this cool down for the last week of the month. it has just been really unbearable for a few days here and there but now things are changing and cool air is moving in. lets take a look what is going on outside looking at that deep blue skies what a beautiful evening in philadelphia despite the fact that it is warm, 13 degrees above average today, it is gorgeous, humidity not too bad. dew points in the upper 50's or s

. >>> i'm john mcdevitt if you have a beat up old toy like these rock them sock them robots we will tell you thousand get some cash, coming up. >>> and we are in for a stretch of soggy weather thanks to this system off to the west which is drawing in lots of moisture for our area showers and storms intensifying off to our south right now we will track it hour by hour we will tell you when heaviest rain will fall and how much we will sianni when the best time to get outside this weekend may be, that is coming up in weather, don. >>> make room on the wentz wagon for hardware eagles rookie qb halls in an nfl award, find out what it is, plus former nfl qb tim tebow plays his first professional game, strike out or smashing success. answer coming up in sports. >>> well, flu season is once again upon us and camden county freeholder's board is offering free flu shots, for the first time this season. "eyewitness news" at the 22nd annual senior health fair, the freeholder board scheduled 16 more site locations this season. according to the cdc annual direct costs of the flu are more than four and

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